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enOn Wage Repeal Bill, Opponents Push for Study Committeehttp://wboi.org/post/wage-repeal-bill-opponents-push-study-committee
<p>The Indiana House easily approved legislation repealing the state’s common construction wage, and the bill’s support in the Senate looks strong.&nbsp; For the bill’s opponents, pushing it to a summer study committee could be their best hope.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Set by local boards, the common construction wage is a sort of minimum wage for public construction projects.&nbsp;</span></p>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:40:35 +0000Brandon Smith42582 at http://wboi.orgOn Wage Repeal Bill, Opponents Push for Study CommitteeBosma, Long say Pence Tax Proposal Could Be Too Costlyhttp://wboi.org/post/bosma-long-say-pence-tax-proposal-could-be-too-costly
<p>Republican legislative leaders say the potential price tag of one aspect of Governor Mike Pence’s tax simplification proposal could be too costly to support.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Among the many provisions of Pence’s bill is a change to a sales tax exemption for Hoosier businesses.&nbsp;</span></p><p>Initial estimates by the governor’s administration put the cost around $35 million. But LSA, the legislature’s bipartisan research agency, calculates a revenue loss of anywhere between $130 million and $240 million per year.&nbsp;</p>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:44:34 +0000Brandon Smith41583 at http://wboi.orgBosma, Long say Pence Tax Proposal Could Be Too CostlyNational Group Set to Discuss U.S. Constitution in Indianapolishttp://wboi.org/post/national-group-set-discuss-us-constitution-indianapolis
<p>More than a hundred legislators from around the country will gather in Indianapolis this week to lay the foundation for a future constitutional convention. &nbsp;Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long says the gathering comes as state lawmakers grow increasingly concerned about what they see as overreach by the federal government.</p>Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:23:27 +0000Brandon Smith31687 at http://wboi.orgNational Group Set to Discuss U.S. Constitution in IndianapolisHoosier legislators expect smoother sessionhttp://wboi.org/post/hoosier-legislators-expect-smoother-session
<p></p><p>House and Senate leaders say they’re looking forward to a less contentious legislative session than the past two years as the General Assembly convenes Monday.</p><p></p><p>The last two sessions saw sweeping education reforms, Right to Work, abortion bills and immigration measures that created significant conflict between Republicans and Democrats in the legislature.&nbsp;</p><p>Now, the GOP holds a supermajority in both houses.&nbsp;</p>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:58:23 +0000Brandon Smith8901 at http://wboi.orgHoosier legislators expect smoother session